Tinubu’s Lagos return causes traffic gridlock near airport

Summary

President Bola Tinubu’s return to Lagos on Tuesday evening led to heavy traffic around the Murtala Muhammed International Airport and nearby routes, leaving motorists and commuters stranded for hours.

Highlights

• Security operatives restricted movement along roads on Tinubu’s route, with the disruption beginning before 5 p.m.
• Traffic built up around the airport and on routes linking to Lagos Island, Ikoyi and the Third Mainland Bridge.
• The president arrived in Lagos from Paris after about four weeks in Europe, with the presidency describing the trip as a working vacation.
• His aide, Bayo Onanuga, said Tinubu returned through Lagos to honour the memory of MKO Abiola and would attend an Independence Day event in Lagos.
• Some motorists and residents complained publicly about the scale of the restrictions and the delays they caused.